Recently a friend shared an article entitled Einstein Letter to His Daughter on the Universal Force of Love. The article is very touching and one I think readers might enjoy too. And this sparked for me many questions about love: what is it, when and how is it experienced, why do we crave being in […]
“Mommy, Are You Sad?”
We are all living in a world that is confusing, stressful, frightening and sometimes overwhelming. Many are experiencing allostatic load, which from the site Science Direct is defined is, “the cost of chronic exposure to elevated or fluctuating endocrine or neural responses resulting from chronic repeated challenges that the individual experiences as stressful.” As stress […]
October is National Emotional Awareness Month
The stressors we are facing as a society are more than intense. As we consider the realities of COVID-19 and its impact on our nation and our lives and then add other issues like political polarization, racial issues, the rampant mental health crisis and all the news updates that are so disturbing, we all could […]
The Reality of Zoom Fatigue
Ever since the isolation of COVID-19 began we have been experimenting with zoom technology that now has become routine. At Lakeside our schools, counseling programs and training programs have all been through huge transitions to a zoom format. It has been different, sometimes difficult and a huge change to how we do things in education, […]
The Importance of Releasing Traumatic Energy
Most of us can vividly remember the images of people racing away from the burning NY Twin Towers on that horrible September day in 2001, creating thetrau catastrophe that killed so many people in a matter of minutes. At the Bessel van der Kolk conference I recently attended, Dr. van der Kolk posted a now-famous […]
Leadership Tone Matters
We have heard much about how our country is being led these past few days. Surrounding the devastating shootings are some of the values, messaging and influence of leadership. On the one hand we have heard heroic stories of leaders who took risks, protected lives and truly were heroes. We have heard stories of compassion, […]
Important Considerations around Promoting Self-Regulation
In her blog post from 12/2/18, What to Know Before We Teach Children Self-Regulation Skills, Mona Delahooke, Ph.D, invited her readers to learn more about teaching children to regulate their own emotions and behaviors, first citing Leah Kuypers approach The Zones of Regulation. She shares that “The Zones” is a cognitive-behavioral approach that teaches children […]
Violence and its Impact on Children
I have previously written on the impact of childhood adversity on adult life. Specifically, violence in the home has a huge impact on the future of a child. A recent article in USA Today cites the research and some significant conclusions on this issue. Although those who work with children have intuitively recognized for years […]
What is Parentification? Why is it Toxic to Children?
Recently, a friend asked me if I thought there was anything wrong with how her spouse was constantly telling their young son, “Make me proud!” or “The world is watching— let the world know what a great family we have!” Inside I cringed. Perhaps on the surface these seem like words to encourage a young […]
Do You Know Why Long-Term Separation from Parents Harms Kids?
This past week has been significantly difficult for those who are watching the border issues revolving around the separation of children from their families. The entire scene of immigration at the borders is complex. On the one hand, it appears we do have an approach which integrates immigrants into our society in a productive way. […]
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